为了激励女儿学琴，我答应她每次下课之后带她去吃麦当劳。这一招对女儿还是很 有吸引力的，她每周都会盼着上钢琴课。后来我建议女儿省掉快乐餐，换成我把餐 钱交给她存起来。女儿急于攒钱做老板，很高兴地实施了两周。接下来的一次课， 我问她是想要吃饭还是要钱。我本以为女儿会选择继续要钱，不料女儿选择去吃饭。 我不解地问她为什么，女儿答道：“我们希望有钱，但我们不需要钱；我们需要的 是家庭和食物 (We want money, but we do not need money; we need family and food.)。”
Your little girl is so smart and cute (love the "rules" she made while she was the boss for one day)! She'll grow up to be an independent, responsible, and charming person:)!
I also think young kids have natural ability to learn music -- much faster and easier than grownups. I'm always amazed by how they can process and internalize such complex things so naturally. Admire you for taking the challenge of learning piano together with your daughter - I tried for a while, and pretty soon I was left far behind so I gave up.
